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🗡The Song of Achilles🗡 The February pick for @novelfriendsbookclub was The Song of Achilles by @madeline.e.miller 🚨Possible Spoilers below…if you haven’t read it. The love story between Achilles and Patroclus was true and beautiful. The beginning was a little difficult for me because of the pronunciation of names which I didn’t know. But once I found the audio book I really enjoyed the book. The ending was really heartbreaking, I didn’t know anything about this in history so i really didn’t see it coming. It’s definitely not how I wanted it to end. Blurb: Achilles, "the best of all the Greeks," son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary king Peleus, is strong, swift, and beautiful, irresistible to all who meet him. Patroclus is an awkward young prince, exiled from his homeland after an act of shocking violence. Brought together by chance, they forge an inseparable bond, despite risking the gods' wrath. They are trained by the centaur Chiron in the arts of war and medicine, but when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, all the heroes of Greece are called upon to lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause, and torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows. Little do they know that the cruel Fates will test them both as never before and demand a terrible sacrifice. #katiesbibliotherapy #thesongofachilles #madelinemiller #bookreview #booksofinstagram #bookwormsunite #kindlebooks #coho #releaseday #aesthetic #instagramengagement #instaengagement #instabookstagram #getthisbook #emilycromwelldesigns #getorganized #givemebooks #ilovebooks #lgbtqbooks #lgbtq #rainbowstack #lgbtqlove #loveisloveisloveislove #proudally #thisisasafeaccount

📖 Book Review 📖 Thank you NetGalley and Harperalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. I’m not usually a fan of graphic novels but this kept my interest the whole way through. It’s fast paced and also will keep the interest of middle schoolers. The artwork was beautiful, characters were relatable (except the fact that they were magical) and the familiars were great! I love that they can communicate with each other! Overall great book! I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Release Date: August 30, 2022 Blurb: Fans of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina will love diving into the mysterious and witchy world of award-nominated creator Sweeney Boo. Enchanting full-color illustrations will be sure to charm readers as they explore the halls of Younwity's Institute of Magic and the forbidden forest that lies beyond. In the days leading up to Samhain, the veil between the world of the dead and the living is at its thinnest. One day, everything was exactly as it was supposed to be. And the next, the closest thing Abby ever had to a sister, Noreen, was just… gone. Distracted by the annual preparations for the Samhain festival, Abby’s classmates are quick to put Noreen’s disappearance aside. The Coven will find her, Abby’s friends say. They have it under control. But Abby can’t let it go. Soon a search for answers leads her down a rabbit hole that uncovers more secrets than Abby can handle. As mounting evidence steers her toward the off-limits woods that surround the academy, she begins to see that Noreen’s disappearance mysteriously has a lot in common with another girl who went missing all those years ago… #katiesbibliotherapy #bookreview #OverMyDeadBody #SweeneyBoo #NetGalley #bookclub #booklovers #bookstagram #ilovereading #letsread #goodreadschallenge2022 #booksaremylife #readerlife #toberead #readerforlife #tbrpile #bibliophilelife #bookloversofinstagram

This copy of Belladonna is absolutely gorgeous! There is another one that has a white cover & I want that one soo bad too. Aaaaaand to those of you who know I’m on a book buying ban…I didn’t buy it. My wonderful & amazing boyfriend bought this for me. He knew it was the next read for the BookClub I’m in & wanted to buy it for me. **Photo of the dust jacket in the comments.

📖Book Review📖 Thank you Alexandra Grace, Katie and Brey for the opportunity to read and review this book. When Jackson returns home from a tour with the Marines we find him wheelchair bound and without his childhood friends he left with. He has no one to turn to except Eleanor. With her helping guide him thru his recovery in hopes he finds this purpose and journey in life. This was a truly eye opening read for me. Yes I know men and women in all branches of the military come home with many invisible wounds, but reading this made it more real for me. It opened my eyes to the daily struggles these hero’s go through. I have a deeper admiration for them. You know this a good book when you spend the entire last chapter crying. Not just a little bit of tears, no full on sobbing, nose running and eyes burning from the mascara you’re wearing. Amazing job Alexandra! Cant wait to read the rest of Jacksons story! TW: coarse language, suicide, PTSD, loss, verbal abuse, and violence I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Release Date: September 8, 2022 A Journey Spared is available now: KU, Kindle and paperback!! Book 2 in The Journey Series trilogy is coming this weekend!! Blurb: Finding a new path can be difficult when the darkness threatens to swallow you. When Jackson Vane and his three best friends joined the U.S. Marines after high school, he had big dreams. Not only did the service take him far away from his father and the city he refused to call home, it also gave him endless opportunities to see the world. But he never dreamed that eight years would be all he'd get. Now, he's being shipped back to Richmond, Virginia with nothing to his name but shattered dreams, a useless medal, two broken legs, and a devastated heart. While his injuries hold him captive in his childhood home, Jackson has a new war to fight. He must come to terms with survivor's guilt, figure out who he is, and most daunti

📖Book Review📖 Thank you NetGalley and Kids Can Press for the opportunity to read and review this book. A person can be many different things. Sometimes they can be two different things at the same time. This is the perfect book to demonstrate that. My favorite one is “full and hungry.” Because a person can be full after just eating lunch or dinner and then they see the dessert menu and be so hungry! The illustrations were so adorable. Great book! I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Publish Date: October 4, 2022 #katiesbibliotherapy #bookreview #apersoncanbe #kerrikokias #bookclub #booklovers #bookstagram #ilovereading #letsread #goodreadschallenge2022 #booksaremylife #readerlife #toberead #readerforlife #tbrpile #bibliophilelife #bookloversofinstagram

📖Novel Friends BookClub Review📖 The September pick for @novelfriendsbookclub was 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 by @Prisoliveras This is a wonderful retelling of Romeo and Juliet with some themes from West Side Story. It tells the story of the Capuleta sisters entering a local Battle of the Mariachi Bands; the Capuleta sisters are hoping to win so the prize money will help their families financial issues. But when Mariana, the eldest Capuleta sister, unknowingly meets rival Mariachi band member Angelo, things get complicated. Can these two star crossed lovers bring an end to the rivalry or will it cause more trouble between the two families? This was such a great read for National Hispanic Heritage Month. I cant wait to see what else Priscilla comes out with. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 #katiesbibliotherapy #bookreview #westsidelovestory #priscillaoliveras #bookclub #booklovers #bookstagram #ilovereading #letsread #goodreadschallenge2022 #booksaremylife #readerlife #toberead #readerforlife #tbrpile #bibliophilelife #bookloversofinstagram

Didn’t get to read and finish all I wanted. Had some personal things going on that prevented me from getting it done. I’m hoping to finish one more today. Maybe. Probably not. But here are the 6 that I did get read.

📖🄱🄾🄾🄺 🅁🄴🅅🄸🄴🅆📖 Thank you NetGalley and Quill Tree Book for the opportunity to read and review this book. I really enjoyed this book! I’ll definitely have to check out the authors other books! This was a really great graphic novel about Mia, a young autistic girl, and her best friend Charlie. They create an online alter ego for Mia to express herself and how she feels about her autism. What she doesn’t realize is how viral Elle-Q is going to go! Soon enough Elle-Q is the talk of Mias school. Will she reveal who she is to the school? Or keep it between Charlie and herself? I received this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Publish Date: September 13, 2022 (available NOW) Blurb: For fans of Click and Brave, this touching coming-of-age middle grade graphic novel debut follows an autistic girl who finds friendship where she least expects it and learns to express her true self in a world where everyone defines her by her differences. Twelve-year-old Mia is just trying to navigate a world that doesn't understand her true autistic self. While she wishes she could stand up to her bullies, she's always been able to express her feelings through singing and songwriting, even more so with her best friend, Charlie, who is nonbinary, putting together the best beats for her. Together, they've taken the internet by storm; little do Mia's classmates know that she's the viral singer Elle-Q! But while the chance to perform live for a local talent show has Charlie excited, Mia isn't so sure. She'll have to decide whether she'll let her worries about what other people think get in the way of not only her friendship with Charlie, but also showing everyone, including the bullies, who she is and what she has to say. #katiesbibliotherapy #bookreview #speakup #rebeccaburgess #bookclub #booklovers #bookstagram #ilovereading #letsread #goodreadschallenge2022 #booksaremylife #readerlife #toberead #reade

📖🄱🄾🄾🄺 🅁🄴🅅🄸🄴🅆📖 Thank you @rowanhelaine and @katieandbreypa for the opportunity to read and review this book. This is honestly the perfect book for me! It has all of my favorite tropes and elements. Spice, small town, slow burn, sunshine/grumpy MC and a f**kton of profanity! I found the story and characters to be very real and relatable, like I could definitely be friends with Gretchen. Aaaaand the SPICE! Oh man! I love it! I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes the above mentioned tropes. I received this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Publish Date: September 22, 2022 Summary: Trapped in this tiny town from birth, Sam Soren is probably going to die here, crushed by a falling beer sign in the family billiards hall. In a permanent sullen mood, he's made peace with his reputation as the bastard of the county. That is, until Gretchen Clarke stumbles into his bar with trouble written all over her. Armed with a superhuman ability to roll with the punches, Gretchen is going places, and would have gotten there faster if her car hadn't broken down. The residents of Halberd Peak open their hearts to her, and when tragedy strikes, she finds herself doing exactly what she swore she'd never do again: getting involved. Circumstances bind Sam and Gretchen together, but can their connection survive when plans change? #katiesbibliotherapy #bookreview #leavinghalberdpeak #rowanhelaine #bookclub #booklovers #bookstagram #ilovereading #letsread #goodreadschallenge2022 #booksaremylife #readerlife #toberead #readerforlife #tbrpile #bibliophilelife #bookloversofinstagram

📖🄱🄾🄾🄺 🅁🄴🅅🄸🄴🅆📖 •• Thank you to NetGalley and Charlesbridge Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this book. I hate to say this, but I really enjoyed this book. The story was so beautifully sad and heartwarming. Can you imagine your father having cancer for most of your life? Because that’s what Cass has to deal with. But this time they get his diagnosis on her 12th birthday. She also finds out a little later on that she has a 50/50 chance of developing cancer as well. Cass just wants to continue their tradition of going to the World Series game like they have the last 7 years! This is a wonderful story about faith, family and sticking together when times get tough. I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Publish Date: September 6, 2022 •• Summary: An inspiring coming-of-age novel in verse about weathering the uncertainty that comes with family illness perfect for fans of Starfish and Red, White, and Whole. Cass and her parents haven’t let her dad’s cancer stop them from having a good life—full of love and poems and one annual World Series game. Now that Dad’s cancer is back, Cass overhears the doctor say that she has a 50% chance of inheriting her dad’s genetic mutation, Li-Fraumeni syndrome. There’s a genetic test Cass can take that will tell her for sure. There’s still so much she wants to do—play baseball, study at the zoo, travel the world with her best friend, Jayla. Would it be better not to know? When it turns out Dad’s cancer is worse this time, Cass is determined to keep up their World Series tradition while navigating all the change and uncertainty that lies ahead. Poignant and powerful, Cass’s story brings the pains and anxiety linked with illness to the surface, and reminds us that sometimes hope is worth holding on to. •• #katiesbibliotherapy #bookreview #romance #mmromance #TheHopeOfElephants #AmandaRawsonHill #N

📖🄱🄾🄾🄺 🅁🄴🅅🄸🄴🅆📖 Thank you to NetGalley and Kids Can Press for the opportunity to read and review this book. This is a really good book about what parents go through during the day when they have children. They think of them all day during the smallest tasks, doing work and even having lunch with friends. They think about what your doing, what your having for lunch, what you’re playing with at school. I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Publish Date: September 5, 2022 Summary: Though they’re apart, this mother never stops thinking about her child. A mother bear tells her child about her workday. She describes one activity after another, following each description with “And I think about you.” As we see her at her tasks, we see the corresponding activity she imagines with her child. Then, turn the page, and we see the child in a parallel activity at school. From reading emails to sharing projects with coworkers, the mother is reminded of her child. And their days remain intertwined, connected by their love. The repeated refrain — “And I think about you” — is one no child ever tires of hearing. #katiesbibliotherapy #bookreview #andithinkaboutyou #rosannekurstedt #NetGalley #booklovers #bookstagram #ilovereading #letsread #goodreadschallenge2022 #booksaremylife #readerlife #toberead #readerforlife #tbrpile #bibliophilelife #bookloversofinstagram

📖🄱🄾🄾🄺 🅁🄴🅅🄸🄴🅆📖 •• Thank you to NetGalley and Paw Prints for the opportunity to read and review this book. This is the perfect book for children and adults. A lot of children don’t understand what anxiety or stress is exactly. They may not know how to put into words how they are feeling. This book, and many others like it, can help so much. I believe 𝑨 𝑺𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑷𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 needs to be in all school libraries and read to children, in a classroom setting. Even with their parents, so if the kids have questions the Parents can answer them. I have many friends who I will recommend this book to. I received this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. •• Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Publish Date: September 5, 2022 •• Summary: Written in partnership with an accomplished child therapist, A Smile in Your Pocket combines sweet art and rhythmic text to tell a charming story that focuses on CASEL standards of social emotional development, and more specifically about combating negative emotions and the power of positivity. It’s the morning walk to school and it doesn’t feel right. The day has started gloomy, when it’s normally bright. And, so begins a series of change that turns young Miles’ day upside down. Once friendly and familiar, everything on that school walk now seems distant, sad, or stressed. The weather. The community workers. Even the neighbor’s dog, Daisy. At school, things don’t lighten up for Miles. There, he’s introduced to a series of new rules meant to help prevent the spread of germs, and all the change overwhelms him, translating into major anxiety and sadness of his own. But, with the help of his patient teacher, Ms. Franklin, Miles learns the value of embracing change and remaining positive. And, he also learns how sharing one little smile, even one you can keep in your pocket, can bring perspective and happiness to yourself and t

📖🄱🄾🄾🄺 🅁🄴🅅🄸🄴🅆📖 •• Thank you to @diannaromanbooks and Wild One Press for the opportunity to read and review this book. This was the first MM Romance book I have ever read and it definitely WON’T be the last!. The two main characters were people who I normally wouldn’t see together..but that’s just me. Aiden; the physically fit, handsome, thoughtful man that just wants to find this forever love. Doesn’t everyone? Then we have Johnny. He is a “nerdy” Greek-American with a large Greek family. Personally I think Johnny is a whiny little boy who wants everyone to feel sorry for him. Yes, I understand he got his heart broken by his ex. It sucks, I’ve had it happen to me. But damn. Don’t let that make you bitter and against love. Thankfully he has his mother and best friend Bitsy, who convince him to sign up for a couple dating apps. I wasn’t sure if i was going to enjoy the genre but I really did. I can’t wait to see what else Dianna Roman comes up with! ** There is one thing that I didn’t enjoy and feel that shouldn’t have been included. The “sneak peak” at the end of the book. I think it should have ended at the epilogue. I received this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. Read if you enjoy: ~LGBTQIA+ ~Sunshine/Grumpy ~Miscommunication ~Heat Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨/5 (4.5) Publish Date: August 2, 2022 (Available Now) •• Summary: One man looking for love in all the wrong places. Another always in the wrong place. Brokenhearted and love-scorn, Johnny finds himself forced back into the dating pool by his overbearing mother and meddling best friend. Is it fate, interference, or a dating app glitch that keeps pairing him with his complete opposite, a handsome brick mason with a smile that makes bad decisions worthwhile? While Aiden is seemingly perfect inside and out, Johnny is a realist. There's no way that man's peanut butter goes with Johnny's clumsy, nerdy jelly. If only he

📖Book Review📖 ~~ Thank you to NetGalley and Red Chair Press and BooksGoSocial Audio for the opportunity to read and review this book. This is an easy read for kids and its great for them to learn the importance of working together as a team and communicating. I know a couple kids I would recommend this to. My favorite quote from the book is “Although we are many individuals, it sounds like one big voice”. I received this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. ~~ Summary: Thirteen-year-old Satoshi Matsumoto spent the last three years living in Atlanta where he was the star of his middle-school baseball team--a slugger with pro potential, according to his coach. Now that his father's work in the US has come to an end, he's moved back to his hometown in rural Japan. Living abroad has changed him, and now his old friends in Japan are suspicious of his new foreign ways. Even worse, his childhood foe Shintaro, whose dad has ties to gangsters, is in his homeroom. After he joins his new school's baseball team, Satoshi has a chance to be a hero until he makes a major-league error. ~~ Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Pub Date: This book is already available. ~~ #katiesbibliotherapy #bookreview #booklover #bookworm #reading #bookish #booknerd #bookaddict #bibliophile #instabook #ilovereading #booksofinstagram #bookaholic #booklove #instabooks #bookcommunity #bookreview #igreads #booklovers #PopFliesRoboPetsAndOtherDisasters #SuzanneKamata #baseball #reader #Goodreads #goodreadschallenge2022 #NetGalley

📖🄱🄾🄾🄺 🅁🄴🅅🄸🄴🅆📖 •• Thank you to NetGalley and Random House - Ballantine Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this book. If you’re a fan of Crime Junkie then you will understand, FULL. BODY. CHILLS! This debut novel by Ashely Flowers was absolutely wonderful! It had me hooked from the very beginning! All the twists and turns that are in this book, I’m not sure how my heart is ok! It’s told by two different POV’s. Krissy, the mother of murdered 6 year old January Jacobs, and Margot, a big city reporter who goes back to Wakarusa, Indiana to take care of her Uncle who has Early-Onset Dementia but then gets involved in helping solve the murder of January and newly missing 5 year old Natalie Clark. I received this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. •• Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Publish Date: August 16, 2022 •• Summary: Everyone from Wakarusa, Indiana, remembers the infamous case of January Jacobs, who was discovered in a ditch hours after her family awoke to find her gone. Margot Davies was six at the time, the same age as January—and they were next-door neighbors. In the twenty years since, Margot has grown up, moved away, and become a big-city journalist. But she’s always been haunted by the feeling that it could’ve been her. And the worst part is, January’s killer has never been brought to justice. When Margot returns home to help care for her uncle after he is diagnosed with early-onset dementia, she feels like she’s walked into a time capsule. Wakarusa is exactly how she remembers—genial, stifled, secretive. Then news breaks about five-year-old Natalie Clark from the next town over, who’s gone missing under circumstances eerily similar to January’s. With all the old feelings rushing back, Margot vows to find Natalie and to solve January’s murder once and for all. But the police, Natalie’s family, the townspeople—they all seem to be hiding something. And

📖🄱🄾🄾🄺 🅁🄴🅅🄸🄴🅆📖 •• Thank You to NetGalley and Post Hill Press for the opportunity to read and review this book This is a good book to get children interested in helping the environment and community. Even for me it was a learning experience. I never knew that butterflies lay their eggs on Milkweed plants. We should definitely plant more Milkweed plants to save the Monarch’s forever! I received this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. •• Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Published Date: May 3, 2021 NOW AVAILABLE •• #katiesbibliotherapy #bookreview #booklover #bookworm #reading #bookish #booknerd #bookaddict #bibliophile #instabook #ilovereading #booksofinstagram #bookaholic #booklove #instabooks #bookcommunity #bookreview #igreads #booklovers #TheAdventuresOfJohnnyButterflyseed #TarisaParrish #reader #Goodreads #goodreadschallenge2022 #NetGalley

📖🅑🅞🅞🅚 🅡🅔🅥🅘🅔🅦📖 •• Thank you to NetGalley and Jessica Kingsley Publishers for the opportunity to read and review this book. This is a wonderful guide book for children, and parents, who need help understanding gender dysphoria. It also has a great reference guide in the back for parents to understand a little bit more. I received this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. •• Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Release Date: August 17, 2022 •• Summary: Nisha's monster follows her everywhere. It used to be small, but recently her monster has begun to grow. And as her monster gets bigger and bigger, Nisha feels more and more unlike herself. When people refer to her as a boy, or when she tries to hide her true gender identity, Nisha's dysphoria monster grows larger and larger. Until, one day, Nisha meets Jack - a trans man - who shows Nisha how she can shrink her dysphoria monster back down to size. This touching story is the perfect book for discussing gender dysphoria with children, explaining what it is and how they and their families can deal with it. It also includes an accompanying guide for parents with further information about gender dysphoria, terminology, and first-hand examples of the author's own experiences. •• #katiesbibliotherapy #bookreview #booklover #bookworm #reading #bookish #booknerd #bookaddict #bibliophile #instabook #ilovereading #booksofinstagram #bookaholic #booklove #instabooks #bookcommunity #bookreview #igreads #booklovers #MeAndMyDysphoriaMonster #LauraKateDale #reader #Goodreads #goodreadschallenge2022 #NetGalley

📖🅡🅔🅥🅘🅔🅦📖 •• Thank you To Miranda Lucy, NetGalley and Text Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this book. This is a great coming of age story that introduces Sadie Starr, she is strong, flawed and good natured young girl. I think there should have been some trigger warnings either in the summary or the beginning of the book which are(in my opinion): binge eating, body shaming, bullying and drug and alcohol use. This book includes all issues that teenagers go thru. School issues, friend trouble, boy troubles. The way Sadie handles them is truly amazing. By the end of the book I was rooting for her. I received this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. Pub Date: August 1, 2022 •• SUMMARY: Sadie Starr is obsessed with starting over. A new year, a new diet, a new social media identity. Anything that gives her a chance to be a better version of herself. So when her dad's job moves the family interstate, Sadie's excited for a fresh start. It's also the perfect excuse to leave behind the mess she's made with her best friend and secret crush, Daniel, whose advances she rejected - for fear of screwing things up. But at her new school, life gets complicated fast. She meets glamorous Alexa and her pink-badged girl gang, on a mission to 'support women', and outcast Jack, who the girls say has been stalking fellow student Loz. But Loz has a different story, one that changes everything. Sadie's torn. She wants to be popular. She wants to keep Loz's secret. She wants to fix everything. But she'll have to make choices. And the wrong ones could throw her perfect new life into complete chaos. Sadie Starr's Guide to Starting Over is an engaging, funny - serious look at the downsides of aiming too high, the dangers of black and white thinkingand the journey to realising imperfections are part of being human. •• #katiesbibliotherapy #bookreview #booklover #bookworm #reading #bookish #booknerd #bookaddict #bibliophile #instabook